Nevada Moves Caucus to Feb. 4 After Backlash

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- The first stop on the road to theRepublican presidential nomination will now be in Iowa in just 10weeks.

New Hampshire GOP officials won't be moving their primary up toDecember, because party officials in Nevada have reconsidered theirplan to move their caucus up a couple of weeks in the calendar, tomid-January. It'll now be scheduled for the first week in February.

Iowa is planning to keep its caucus date of Jan 3.

Nevada's shift ensures that the state won't suffer the penaltiesthat are expected for states that violate party rules by jumpingahead to boost their influence in the nominating process.

And Nevada Republicans may also have earned themselves someperks. The state GOP chairwoman says as part of negotiations inrecent days, the Republican National Committee promised Nevadadelegates that they could sit "in the best positions" at theconvention and get some prime hotel space if they made the change.

Former Nevada Gov. Bob List, a national Republican committeeman, says it's a "win-win." He says candidates want to be able to campaign in Nevada without pressure from New Hampshire to stay away.

With the calendar set, a New Hampshire Republican operative ispredicting that "you'll see the campaigns ramp up very quickly."

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